misprise
- noun
- /mɪsˈpraɪz/
- Archaic
:
malentendido
- Her argument stemmed from a common misprise about how the system works.
Examples
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His misprise of the situation led to poor decisions.
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It is important to clarify any misprise before making a final decision.
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The report was based on a misprise of the facts presented by the witnesses.
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The teacher warned about the dangers of a misprise in the text.
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The report was based on a misprise of the facts presented by the witnesses.
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Her argument stemmed from a common misprise about how the system works.
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It is important to clarify any misprise before making a final decision.
Synonyms
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1.6
When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
75
4.2
An idea that is not true because people understand something wrongly
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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1.8
A mistake when one thing is thought to be another
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6.8
A wrong idea about something
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6.0
A wrong understanding of something that leads to wrong conclusions
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3.6
A wrong decision about a person or situation
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7.5
A wrong idea about what something means
3
5.6
An idea that is not true because of wrong thinking or misunderstanding
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7.5
A wrong idea someone has about something
1
6.5
A belief based on false information
An idea that is wrong
A failure to understand something correctly
A wrong idea about what someone says or does
A wrong understanding of what someone wrote or said
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Etymology
The word misprise comes from the parts mis- meaning 'wrong' and prise meaning 'to take'. So a misprise is a 'wrong taking' — a mistaken belief or incorrect understanding.